Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)

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battle of the Crimean War military campaign siege

The Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) was a major Crimean War campaign in which allied British, French, Ottoman, and Sardinian forces besieged the principal Russian naval base on the Black Sea, leading to heavy casualties and significant strategic consequences for the Russian Empire.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Siege of Sevastopol 7
Black Sea theater of the Crimean War 1
Eastern Front of the Crimean War 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Crimean War ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
siege ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form: Second French Empire

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Aimable Pélissier NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eduard Totleben ⓘ
General Alfonso La Marmora ⓘ
surface form: Ferdinando La Marmora

François Certain Canrobert ⓘ
Lord Raglan ⓘ
Omar Pasha ⓘ
Admiral Pavel Nakhimov ⓘ
surface form: Pavel Nakhimov

Prince Menshikov ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
conflictType coalition warfare ⓘ
countryInvolved Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form: Second French Empire

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate 1855-09-11 ⓘ
hasPart Battle of Inkerman ⓘ
Battle of the Great Redan ⓘ
assault on the Malakoff ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
location Black Sea region ⓘ
Crimea ⓘ
notableEvent extensive use of artillery bombardment ⓘ
first major use of trench warfare in the Crimean War ⓘ
sinking of Russian ships to block Sevastopol harbor ⓘ
objective capture of Sevastopol ⓘ
destruction of Russian Black Sea Fleet base ⓘ
opponent Russian Black Sea Fleet ⓘ
partOf Crimean War ⓘ
place Sevastopol ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Alma ⓘ
relatedTo Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care) ⓘ
surface form: Florence Nightingale

modern military nursing reforms ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
significance exposed logistical and medical shortcomings of European armies ⓘ
major turning point in the Crimean War ⓘ
startDate 1854-10-17 ⓘ
strategicConsequence contributed to Russian acceptance of the Treaty of Paris (1856) ⓘ
weakening of Russian naval power in the Black Sea ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Admiral Pavel Nakhimov → battle → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
subject surface form: Pavel Nakhimov
Battle of the Chernaya → campaign → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
Panorama Museum of the Siege of Sevastopol → depicts → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: defense of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
Bombardment of Odessa → followedBy → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
Panorama Museum of the Siege of Sevastopol → mainSubject → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
Lord Raglan → militaryCampaign → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
Battle of Balaclava → militaryTheater → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Black Sea theater of the Crimean War
Crimean campaign → notableBattle → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
Imperial Russian Army → notableBattle → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
Admiral Pavel Nakhimov → notableFor → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
subject surface form: Pavel Nakhimov
this entity surface form: defense of Sevastopol
Luftflotte 4 → notableOperation → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
Aimable Pélissier → notableWork → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: siege of Sevastopol (Crimean War)
Battle of Balaclava → partOf → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
Battle of Inkerman → partOf → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
Caucasus campaign → partOf → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Front of the Crimean War
Erich von Manstein → participatedIn → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
François Certain Canrobert → participatedIn → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
Battle of Sinop → relatedEvent → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
Sevastopol → siteOf → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
William Howard Russell → wroteAbout → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Sevastopol